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What topics from this podcast section would it be useful to know more CD34 cellsWhat are the growth factors?What are the nichesWhat type of specialized cells>How are stem cells used in cancer research?How long is the umbilical cord viable for in order to perform stem cell extraction?Is there a rejection factor?stem cells, growth factors, CD34 cells->from umbilical cords?what are signalling proteins>?rH factors and compatibility. ability to differentiate to other types of cells, need more cells to treat an adult then is ava. in umbilical cordsscatterbrained?!what are cd34 cells?What is bone marrow used for?specialist cells? CD34 cells from ambilical cords. How do we get enough cells? Signalling proteins? -------------
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Mitch/Jill/Ashley: "How are stem cells used in Cancer Treatment?" Injecting stem cells into the brains of dogs has proven to be successful in treating cancerous tumors. In the same circumstance, the size of the cancerous tumor was reduced by 81%Many scientists believe that the cure to cancer is to inhibit cancer stem cells where the cancer tumor originates. When a person is diagnosed with cancer, the first treatment option is a high dose of chemotherarpy and radiation. When this occurs, bone marrow is severely damaged or destroyed all together. When a person does not have healthy bone marrow, they lose their ability to generate new blood cells needed to prevent infection, bleeding and most importantly, carrying oxygen. Stem Cell transplants replace the stem cells that were damaged by the high dosage cancer treatment allowing your bone marrow to produce healthy cells. There are 3 types of Stem Cell Transplants for Cancer Patients 1. Autologous Stem Cell transplants: You are your own donor 2. Allogeneic Stem Cell transplants: You receive stem cells from another person 3. Syngeneic Stem Cell tranplants: You receive stem cells from your identical twin
Cancer researchers are discovering that at least some tumors arise from cancer stem cells that share characteristics with other kinds of stem cells.When tumor cells from patients are separated from one another and given a chance to grow in a laboratory culture dish, only a very small percentage of the tumor cells are capable of regenerating the tumor. Some researchers believe these are the cancer stem cells.Some researchers suspect that cancer stem cells arise from adult stem cells that go awry. Compared with embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells are much more limited in the types of cells they can spin off. But unlike the bulk of fully specialized, or “differentiated,” tissue cells, adult stem cells can keep dividing. In so doing, they renew themselves and engender progenitor cells that in turn give rise to specialized cells. Mickey, Dania, Jen, Britta: "What are CD34 cells and what makes them special?"http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/87/8708sci1a.html http://singularityhub.com/2009/06/23/stem-cells-used-to-grow-hearts-cool-new-pics-and-vid/
Jen, Akash, Sarah: "What is bone marrow and what is its function?"
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Welcome to PrimaryPad!
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Brainstorm:
What topics from this podcast section would it be useful to know more
CD34 cellsWhat are the growth factors?What are the nichesWhat type of specialized cells>How are stem cells used in cancer research?How long is the umbilical cord viable for in order to perform stem cell extraction?Is there a rejection factor?stem cells, growth factors, CD34 cells->from umbilical cords?what are signalling proteins>?rH factors and compatibility. ability to differentiate to other types of cells, need more cells to treat an adult then is ava. in umbilical cordsscatterbrained?!what are cd34 cells?What is bone marrow used for?specialist cells? CD34 cells from ambilical cords. How do we get enough cells? Signalling proteins?
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Groups/Questions:
Mitch/Jill/Ashley: "How are stem cells used in Cancer Treatment?"
Injecting stem cells into the brains of dogs has proven to be successful in treating cancerous tumors. In the same circumstance, the size of the cancerous tumor was reduced by 81%Many scientists believe that the cure to cancer is to inhibit cancer stem cells where the cancer tumor originates.
When a person is diagnosed with cancer, the first treatment option is a high dose of chemotherarpy and radiation. When this occurs, bone marrow is severely damaged or destroyed all together. When a person does not have healthy bone marrow, they lose their ability to generate new blood cells needed to prevent infection, bleeding and most importantly, carrying oxygen.
Stem Cell transplants replace the stem cells that were damaged by the high dosage cancer treatment allowing your bone marrow to produce healthy cells.
There are 3 types of Stem Cell Transplants for Cancer Patients 1. Autologous Stem Cell transplants: You are your own donor 2. Allogeneic Stem Cell transplants: You receive stem cells from another person 3. Syngeneic Stem Cell tranplants: You receive stem cells from your identical twin
Cancer researchers are discovering that at least some tumors arise from cancer stem cells that share characteristics with other kinds of stem cells.When tumor cells from patients are separated from one another and given a chance to grow in a laboratory culture dish, only a very small percentage of the tumor cells are capable of regenerating the tumor. Some researchers believe these are the cancer stem cells.Some researchers suspect that cancer stem cells arise from adult stem cells that go awry. Compared with embryonic stem cells, adult stem cells are much more limited in the types of cells they can spin off. But unlike the bulk of fully specialized, or “differentiated,” tissue cells, adult stem cells can keep dividing. In so doing, they renew themselves and engender progenitor cells that in turn give rise to specialized cells.
Mickey, Dania, Jen, Britta: "What are CD34 cells and what makes them special?"http://pubs.acs.org/cen/science/87/8708sci1a.html
http://singularityhub.com/2009/06/23/stem-cells-used-to-grow-hearts-cool-new-pics-and-vid/
Jen, Akash, Sarah: "What is bone marrow and what is its function?"